While on my trip to NYC I picked up this nail polish from Duane Reade. If you don't know why I was in NYC, maybe you should check out my Instagram or FB :D You'll be super excited! lol I sure was. I may do a post about my trip soon. Anyways, I picked up this color and one other color that is more of a hot pink. I have that color on my toes. I have never heard of this brand but figured I'd give it a try because the colors were so gorgeous. I actually had 6 polishes in my hand at one point but ended up going with two. I didn't want to go overboard since I had never used this brand and I was also traveling back to Texas the next day. Overall, I REALLY like this polish! I'm kind of kicking myself in the butt for not getting more. Oh, well.
This color will change depending on what light you're in, but this is probably the truest to color. At times it can looks like a darker purple or even a deep red. Either way, I love it! It really pops and I've actually received several compliments on them.
I think this is the perfect color to wear for the Spring and Summer seasons, especially since the year's color is radiant orchid. It's kind of orchid, right?
Today I bring you a review of one of my favorite palettes I own from Too Faced. To be completely honest, I've been really impressed with the palettes Too Faced has released lately. This is no exception. I love the idea of the "Chocolate Bar" and the packaging kills me. It's absolutely adorable and just as you would expect the shadows even have the aroma of rich chocolate. It's like they put two of a girl's favorite things into one- if only it actually came with a chocolate bar :/ Just sayin'.
As you can see, the outer packaging resembles that of a chocolate bar wrapper, while the palette really looks like an oversized chocolate bar.
The name of the shadows are fitting and go right along with the theme of the palette. With all the flavors shades of eyeshadows, it's nearly impossible not to find a few you love.
There are a variety of textures in this palette, ranging from mattes, satins, shimmers, to glitters. When looking at the shade range, they are all fairly neutral with a few pops of color. But even those pops of color are what I would consider neutral, aside the Candied Violet shade.
The shadows swatch beautifully and effortlessly across the skin. It's really better to use a light hand, otherwise the color pigmentation can get a little crazy one the eyes. Just be careful.
The palette also includes a pamphlet of ideas of looks you can create with the palette. The front side demonstrates the final look you can achieve...
And the back side gives you step-by-step instructions for how to achieve these looks.
Overall, I really love this palette because I love my neutrals. Do I think you NEED this palette? Probably not. Not if you have other neutral palettes. There aren't any colors in this palette that I find to be super unique, but that doesn't mean I don't love it or that you won't either.
Do you own this palette? Doesn't it make you crave chocolate!?
I wanted to do a look with the new Too Faced A Few of my Favorite Things Palette. I LOVE this palette! The colors are gorgeous and so pigmented. For this look, I tried recreating one of the looks that I saw in the little pamphlet that came inside the palette. I think it turned out beautifully and quite frankly, one of my favorite looks I've ever done with emerald greens. I hope you like it and if you would like a review of this palette, let me know in the comments :)
L.A. Colors Jumbo Eye Pencil in Beach Resort- from lash line to crease.
Evergreen patted only over the eye pencil. Gently blend out any harsh edges around the crease.
Place Buche de Noel in the crease.
Add Blue Satin Sashes along the upper and lower lash line like you would with eye liner. Also, place a little in the outer corner to add more depth to the look. (I also place Cream Colored Ponies under my brow and in the inner corner of my eye for a highlight)
Add Rimmel Waterproof Gel Eyeliner in the waterline. This is the navy blue shade in the color Deep Blue 004.
ApplyBetter Than Sex mascara.
Apply Lip Injection Color Bomb! Btw, This stuff really tingles your lips. Mine nearly went numb, but I could tell they got plumper. lol
Use Chocolate Soleil as a contour and use Melt into Spring as your blush.
Here is the actual pamphlet this look was inspired from. Beautiful!
Overall, I LOVE this palette! It's so beautiful. The colors are stunning and I really can't say I love it enough. I hope you enjoyed this look and get inspire to try some fun colors out for this holiday season. :)
Do you have this palette? What are your favorite shades?
This is Halloween- The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton
Happy Halloween!
Today I wanted to make this post full of Halloween themed pictures. I will show you some of my Halloween pictures and also show you some pictures of cute celebrity costumes that I love from this year. I hope you enjoy! (By the way, there are a lot of links throughout this post so make sure you click through to see more pics and videos. Have fun!)
I recently picked this Sinful Colors polish up from Walgreens and painted on my toes. It looks so bright in the dark! I love it!
Here is the Deer/Bambi inspired makeup I did about a week or so ago. I love it! I posted these pics on my Instagram.
Here is a look I did on my sister. I absolutely LOVE it! We actually did this about a month ago because you can never start playing with Halloween makeup too soon.
And some of you may remember my Pop Art Comic Book look from last year. This is still one of my favorite Halloween looks I've done.
Now, here are some pics of celebs in their Halloween costumes. These are just some of my favorites.
Lauren Conrad as a fairy. She always knows how to make everything look so feminine and chic.
Alessandra Ambrosio as the Queen of Hearts. I love the costume with the bright red wig and tilted crown.
Kate Upton with a Marie Antoinette-inspired look but with sugar skull makeup. I've seen a lot of people do the sugar skull makeup this year but not many have the completed outfit. That's really why I liked this costume. It's got a vintage vibe but still very Halloween with the makeup.
I do really need to explain this one? lol Paris Hilton as Miley Cyrus from the VMAs. So many people have made this outfit their costume this year and I love it. Miley Cyrus VMAs video
Stephanie Pratt as I Dream of Jeannie. She looks adorable! lol
Miley Cyrus as Lil' Kim. I love it because Miley has become so balls-y lately and this is just another way she's "putting herself out there," quite literally. Here's a pic she posted on FB earlier today.
And how can you not love these Candy Land-inspired costumes! Bethenny Frankel and her daughter Bryn look so cute. I love all the pink and little candies on their dresses. This is the girliest costume I've ever seen and love the fact they showed up in a pink limo!
And this my friends, is the best Halloween costume this year! Ellen DeGeneres as Nicki Minaj. She is hysterical! I love the fake boob cleavage and gold chains lol Ellen showing off her costume on her show!
Of course, you can't mention celebs' Halloween costumes without mentioning Heidi Klum. Although, I haven't seen a costume from her this year, she always has the best costumes EVER! She goes above and beyond with her extravagant costumes. She is Queen of Halloween!
I know this is a different kind of post, but I wanted to share some of these neat costumes I saw on celebs this year. I hope you enjoyed it. Have a safe and fun Halloween!
What were your favorite celeb Halloween costumes? What are you going as this year??
